Showing posts with label Calypso. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Calypso. Show all posts

Friday, May 2, 2025

Mirror To The Soul: Caribbean Jump-Up, Mambo & Calypso Beat 1954-77

 


André Toussaint– Nassau Cha Cha
Cachao– Descarga Cubana
Carlos Malcolm– Filthy McNasty
Irakere– Bacalao Con Pan
Celia Cruz– Chango
Lord Brynner– The Queen Sings Calypso
Peanuts Taylor*– Canela
Mark Holder– Saturday Night Reggae
Edmundo Ros– London Is The Place For Me
Russ Henderson– West Indian Drums
The Duke Of Iron– Calypso Invasion
El Gran Combo– Baila Mi Shingaling
Slim Smith– My Conversation
Grupo De Experimentation*– Repentino
Bebo Valdes*– Mambo Caliente
The Duke Of Iron– Vitalogy
Conjunto Roberto Faz– Aprieta Suavecito
The Techniques– I'll Be Right There
Frank Ferrer – Pa' Los Obreros
Jose A. Fajardo– Pa Coco Solo
The Fabulous McClevertys– Don't Blame It On Elvis
Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari– Way Back Home
Gina Martin– Elegua
Manuel Santos– Mira Como Los Pollos
Lord Flea– Calypso Be Bop
Grupo Cuba Afro Jazz– Gozar
Grupo Afro Cubano Oba-Ilu*– Chango
Gilla And The Wageira Le Drummers– Fiura
Drummers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin– Djouba
Tradition Gwo Ka– Beloka
Dugu Ensemble– E E Au Gayu
Grupo Oba Ilu*– Agayu Toque
Son Malagana– Rama De Tamarindo
Drummers Of The Societe Absolument Guinin– Africanadou
Tumba Francesa– Camaguey
Tradition Gwo Ka– Ola Ou Tu Ye
Bato Drum Group– Wanaragua
Societe Absolument Guinin– Agoue Dambala
Tradition Gwo Ka– Adan Et Eve
Rara Group– Pistache Grie Remon

Saturday, December 10, 2016

Island Records 40 Years 1959-1999 Vol.1 Ska's the Limit

 Island records


This compilation features twenty songs from the first musical chapter of Island records. Beginning with the label's founding in Jamaica in 1959-an exciting time in Jamaican music, when old and new styles were converging and mutating in new sounds-this set highlights exceptional material released during Island's first five years in operation.

The album serves as quite possibly the best and most accessible ska compilation available. It progresses chronologically from Laurel Aitken's 1959 hit "Boogie in my Bones" through the formative years of early ska, through Millie Small's 1964 smash "My Boy Lollipop." Along the way, it covers its bases with cuts from undeniably the world's greatest trombonist, Skatalite Don Drummond, as well as early tracks from Toots Hibbert, Jimmy Cliff, and Bob Marley. 







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